Making paw-gress

By: Amy Zents

NEW ULM — A Music & Makers market at Lykke Books on Saturday included a fundraiser for a latex-detection service dog needed by a local teenager with a life-threatening allergy. The market, which occurs every one or two months, gives ...

April 16, 2026

Police logs

Minnesota State Patrol • Responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 14 and Brown County Road 10, Home Township at 1:03 p.m. Wednesday. A 2014 Jeep Cherokee driven by Kayla Mae Christopherson, 27. Sleepy Eye, was eastbound on Highway 14 when ...

April 16, 2026

NUAF welcomes endowment from The Warta Family Fund

By: Clay Schuldt

NEW ULM – The New Ulm Area Foundation (NUAF) celebrated a new endowment fund courtesy of the late Denis Warta. Before Warta’s death in November, he bequeathed $116,850 to the New Ulm Area Foundation to establish The Warta Family Fund. ...

April 16, 2026

Area roundup: Chargers sweep Cyclones

Late Tuesday PREP BASEBALL MVL 8, ST. CLAIR 0 MVL 7, ST. CLAIR 6 (6 innings) ST. CLAIR — Minnesota Valley Lutheran defeated St. Clair 8-0 and 7-6 in six innings in a South Central Conference doubleheader on Tuesday. Game 2 was called ...

April 16, 2026

GETTING TO KNOW Nora Grace Otto

By: Ari Selvey

Otto had a strong outing in both games of a softball doubleheader against Sibley East on Tuesday, going 4 for 4 with a double and four RBIs in Game 1 and earning the win in the circle in Game 2, striking out three in the victory. Q: What is ...

April 16, 2026

GETTING TO KNOW Charlie Weidman

By: Travis Rosenau

New Ulm H.S., Sr. Weidman defeated Yellow Medicine East’s Liam Hadfield 6-0, 6-1 on Tuesday during the Eagles’ second home meet of the season at New Ulm High School. Q: What is your favorite food? A: My favorite food is probably pizza or ...

April 16, 2026